Post-apocalyptic world with Bees

Chapter 50

The advent of the world of the apocalypse.

Despite the fact that people’s lives are made much less heavy as a result, the weight of each family’s grief is never lightened.

Indeed, even Sung-hyuk expressed joy when he met his old orphanage friend Cha Hye-rin at the auction, and was filled with thoughts about what might have happened to the director when he didn’t know if she was alive or dead.

Everyone has someone important to them.

But should he be called lucky?

Having already experienced the pain of loss from a young age, and having encountered a deeply personal love interest in the form of a bee, Sung-hyuk was able to adapt faster than anyone else in the world.

‘Sad and negative thoughts are not helpful in life.’

It’s not bad to accept the brief moments of sadness, but if it lingers and develops, it can quickly lead to nothing but negativity.

What’s more, Sung-hyuk’s particular specialization is Bee Link, so any negative emotions will immediately influence nearby bees.

‘Just keep moving forward.’

There’s no time like the present to be full of positive thoughts and work diligently.

Not knowing what kind of butterfly effect a single backward step could cause, Sung-hyuk boldly uncapped the potion in his hand.

*Buzz!* *BuZzZ!!*

[You have consumed Bo’s Potion of Luck (★★★+)].

[Greatly increases your luck, for 1 time in any action].

Cost 68,300 coins.

After consuming an expensive lucky potion worth almost 70,000 coins, it’s almost certain what Sung-hyuk will do next.

At this point, he’s reached Day 40.

Naturally, with the cooldown period over, it’s time to recruit a new queen.

[Using the skill, Dimension Queen Bee Capture (Lv.5)].

[Swings the Bee Guardian’s net across the dimensions].

The skill level of the Dimensional Queen Bee Capture has been increased to level 5 by the evolution of the Peridot Queen Bee.

As a result, the maximum rank of a captured Queen Bee is now up to 4 stars.

[For this one action only, an unexpected stroke of good fortune befalls you].

Meanwhile, the effects of the lucky potion took effect.

It will probably result in the capture of a queen bee of an unknown but quite high rank!

However, at this moment.

Even Sung-hyuk hadn’t expected to hear the notification chime,

[The Transcendent Being, Queen Ninekito, offers to find the best match for the evolutionary materials that she have sponsored, and leaves you the final word sadly, saying that she will probably be watching the video through her hubby for the time being. Use her power of ……■■■. Your skills are temporarily imbued with the power of the Queen Bug].

[The power of ■■■, used directly on a non-incarnate being, has inflicted #%%@%[email protected]%…….] as a penalty on Queen Ninekito.

[Queen Ninekito is suspended for the duration of Chapter #2].

[Transcendent Being, King Frainkito warns you that if you forget the grace of his wife, he will not spare you].

As if she had been waiting for this moment, Queen Ninekito intervened.

“Ughh!”

At the same time, an ear-shattering noise assaulted Sung-hyuk, but the accompanying pain was only momentary.

“…… What the hell?”

The addition of an unknown force other than the increase in luck from Bo’s lucky potion?

He couldn’t figure out why, but the subsequent notification of a successful capture made him realize just how significant it was.

[Capture Success! Do you want to add the Imperial Topaz Queen Bee (★★★★) to your colony? YES / NO]

※ Selecting NO will be considered as a failed capture.

“Your grace, Queen. I will take it to heart.”

[The Transcendent Being, King Frainkito, smiles with satisfaction as he shuffles through his incarnation contract…… and is slapped on the back of the head by someone].

He thought to himself, ‘Just because they’re transcendent beings, doesn’t means all of them are devoid of emotion and revel in the deaths of other beings.’

Ninekito helped him, even at the cost of suffering a penalty.

To honor that sacrifice, Sung-hyuk decisively chose YES.

[The Imperial Topaz Queen Bee (★★★★) is registered to Player Yoo Sung-hyuk. Total number of Queen Bees held: 3 / 3].

*Wieng~~* *Bzzz?*

A golden-colored queen bee emerged from thin air with a ding to announce its registration.

Could it be that being a four-star by birth meant being worthy of the ‘Imperial’ name of excellence?

When she first sees Sung-hyuk, she doesn’t immediately approach him, displaying only mild hostility.

But this is only for a moment.

[Triggered Class Specialization for Bee Guardian, Beloved of Bees].

[The Imperial Topaz Queen Bee (★★★★) sends you endless favors].

Sung-hyuk’s class specialization, as long as they’re “bees,” no matter how they fly or geared.

In the presence of the Beloved of Bees, one becomes but a mere chick.

*Wieng~~* *Bzzz!*

As though to prove how feisty she was, she affectionately rubbed her ample, gold-colored body against Sung-hyuk.

“Such a precious little thing.”

To all appearances, she’s a queen, but she’s also as plump as a the Rubigem honeycomb bee.

‘She’s quite a big one.’

This queen is a far cry from the standard Rubigem or Peridot who is slender in size.

Interested in the results of the lucky potion and Ninekito’s manipulation of her power, Sung hyuk immediately checked her status.

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[Imperial Topaz Queen Bee (★★★★)]

※ Egg-laying Organ has been evolved once.

※ Has completed 1 round of Focused Reproductive Evolution (Evolutionary Materials – Imperial Moth’s Cocoon (★★★) as an auxiliary material).

* Has yet to claim a home.

* Broods Held : 0

* Growth Rate : 0%

* Possible parent species allegory : Imperial Topaz Princess Bee(★★★+) -> 0.043%(+0.013), Imperial Topaz Silkworm Bee(★★+) -> 7.3%(+1.3)

※ You can only have a maximum of 2 Princess Bees. Number of Princess Bees you currently have: 0 / 2

* Laying Speed: 15 eggs / minute

* Hatching Speed: 6 hours

* Allegory Process: 15 hours

* Possessed Skills: Laying (Lv.11), Queen’s Pheromone (Lv.9), Poison Sting (Lv.3), Flight (Lv.6), Queen’s Bee Cocoon (Lv.2)

* Health : 760(+420) Mana : 650(+220)

* Attack Power: 35(+9) Defense: 40(+10) Resistance: 36(+9)

* Description: An Imperial Topaz Queen Bee with a rank of ★★★★ inhabiting the dimension ‘Deltarian’. Intensive evolution of her egg-laying and reproductive organs allows her to grow her colony at a fairly rapid rate. The Imperial Moth’s cocoons enable her to pull threads out of them.

※ This is a queen bee with an owner. The stats are partially adjusted based on the owner’s level.

[Queen’s Bee Cocoon (Lv.2)]

* Category: Skill

* Mana Cost: 0

* Effect (Passive) : Releases 1 to 2 Queen’s Cocoon every 12 hours.

* Description: An ability gained by absorbing the cocoon of an Imperial Moth. As a queen who has benefited from direct ingestion, the effect is enhanced, producing a higher quality cocoon. As the level increases, the queen is able to produce a greater amount of cocoons, increasing her chances of advancing in rank.

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“….!”

Was the synergy between the potion of luck and Ninekito’s mysterious ■■■ power simply bursting?

Sung-hyuk’s jaw dropped when he saw the status of the fairly heavy Topaz Queen Bee perched on the back of his hand.

The speed and amount of eggs she laid was even better than the Rubigem queen bee.

Although, that part is somewhat understandable due to the intensive evolution of the egg-laying and reproductive organs.

Things are bound to change according to species and evolutionary trajectory.

But it’s the other thing that surprises Sung-hyuk.

‘Isn’t this an entity that has already evolved using secondary evolutionary materials?’

It had already used a 3-star material called ‘Imperial Moth’s Cocoon’ in its secondary evolution.

Well, it’s not that he doesn’t understand.

Sung-hyuk’s skill.

In the case of Dimension Queen Bee Capture, the effect is to bring back the queen species of ‘bees’ that exist in various dimensions.

Naturally, there are cases where specially evolved bees are captured, which can be considered relatively rare.

‘It’s a shame there’s no elite bee, but this isn’t too bad.’

Perhaps this is how the species was meant to be.

Or possibly, in the case of the evolution of the laying organs, secondary evolution does not produce elite bees, but this is not necessarily a bad thing.

If one thinks about the amount of worker bees that will be added in the future with the addition of the Princess Bees, even if there are no elite bees, there are still Galehound bees and Releaser bees that can compensate for the lack of elite bees.

He even had access to a new, unheard-of item called “Thread,” a bee cocoon.

And that’s not the end of it for Sung-hyuk.

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[Wild Gem Honeycomb Fragment (★★★+)]

※ This item is infused with shards of the Transcendent Being( This item boasts superior effects compared to normal items).

* Classification: Consumable, Material (Evolution)

* Has a connection to wild honey

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[Queen Ninekito’s Growth Booster (★★★+)]

※ This item is infused with the Transcendent Being’s Divinity Fragments (This item is extremely beneficial, surpassing the effects of standard items).

* Category: Consumable

* Increases the growth rate of a pet or summoned creature of the Bug series to 100%.

※ Caution: This is a one-time effect per entity.

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Queen Ninekito, who is now incapable of sending messages for a reason.

These two items were left behind by the Transcendent who was the most passionate about bees among the original trio of Transcendents.

Utilizing them will allow the Imperial Topaz Queen Bee to instantly evolve to the third evolutionary stage.

Of course, some will say.

Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to use them to evolve Peridot once more, instead of the Topaz Queen Bee, to make the fourth evolution more powerful in terms of battle?

“I have to be flexible, depending on the situation.”

There’s no telling how many times a queen bee can undergo evolution.

If the fourth evolution is the end, it might be better to leave it to nature,

Sung hyuk is currently forced to utilize the evolutionary materials associated with the wild honey.

[The Transcendent Being, King Frainkito, nods].

“Queen’s choice, I will trust you.”

[You use Queen Ninekito’s Growth Booster (★★★+)]

[Imperial Topaz Queen Bee’s growth rate reaches 100%].

Ninekito, the one person who believes in him, and overinvested in him.

For the sake of the Queen of Bugs, Sung-hyuk immediately used the growth accelerator on the Imperial Topaz Queen Bee,

“I’m going all in.”

[Use the Wild Gem Honeycomb Fragment (★★★+) as an evolutionary add-on].

[The choices available to you are being slightly modified].

‘You only live once, anyway.’

Sung-hyuk’s dream is to live with the bees with integrity, so this is a high risk, high reward endeavor.

He’s already forfeited his Wild Gem Honeycomb Fragment, which he uses as a secondary ingredient for evolving with the Growth Booster, to invest all-in on the Topaz Queen Bee.